Jesus Christ meets Ihu Karaiti

An illuminating engagement with Māori art depicting Christ

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Theological Reflection

Jesus Christ meets Ihu Karaiti

Contributed by: Rev Dr Wayne Te Kaawa

Listen to this fascinating presentation by Rev Dr Wayne Te Kaawa as he re-visions Christology through a Māori lens by exploring images of Jesus in traditional and contemporary Māori art.

Jesus Christ meets Ihu Karaiti

Wayne guides the viewer through a series of reflections of artwork in response to the question of Jesus in Mark 8, “But what about you? Who do you say I am?”

Towards the end of the presentation, Wayne provides an explanation of some of the features of Te Maungarongo Marae in Ōhope, the Presbyterian national marae, which also answer Jesus’s question from Mark 8.

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